Kawaii Dim Sums in a Cute Basket

DimSum_multicolor_01_Holoprops.stl

Diamond Christmas Ball Design 2

**ABOUT THE DESIGN**
This is a new variation on my Christmas Balls with Integrated Stems. It may be a little challenging to print. The key is to get the speed, temperature and flow right for your particular printer/filament combo so the stem prints cleanly at the narrowest point.

I printed this in Matterhackers Translucent Red. It's a nice balance between translucency and reflectivity. For an opaque filament, I'd use a multi-color PLA (like Matterhackers Quantum) or a medium toned silky PLA (gold, red, just use anything that's not really light or dark). Either type of filament would show off the facets nicely.

**NOT TO BE SOLD**
**I'm sharing my files so that you can make them for yourselves or give them away as gifts. I hope you enjoy them. I do not authorize sale of my work by anyone. Please don't ask me.**

**RESIZING**
These should scale up well, but I'm not sure how much smaller you could print them using a consumer FDM printer. Using a resin printer, you could probably print them much smaller.

**PRINT TIME**
About 4 hours.

**PRINT SETTINGS**
The trickiest parts to print is the top of the stems. Using FDM, if you don't temp, speed, flow, and cooling right, the thin parts of the stem will melt as you print. Thinner walls help. If that's not enough, try increasing the layer height. I decreased the print temp from my usual 200 to 190 for this, decreased the flow from 115 to 110, and increased the outer wall speed from 20 to 30 mm/sec. That was enough to go from stem that was molten goo to one that printed perfectly.

*Thickness*

* Layer thickness: .15 mm
* Wall thickness: 0.4 – 0.8 mm.

I had the best results using Cura setting the default width to 0.4 mm and adding custom settings for the base of the ball that printed it 0.8 mm thick. You can do this by adding a support blocker to the bottom and giving it custom settings of 0.4 mm. Cura adds the two and prints the area within the blocker at 0.8 mm.

*Infill*
This does not need any infill. JUST DON'T DO IT.

*Speed*
* Outer Wall: 30 mm/sec
* Inner Wall: 30 mm/sec
* Top/Bottom Speed: 30 mm/sec
* Travel Speed: 50 mm/sec

*Build Plate Adhesion*
I really relied on the supports for build plate adhesion. I used a brim, but I set it to 3.2 mm gap from the print so it would touch the supports but not the ornament.

*Supports*
You will probably need supports for both bed adhesion and the overhang on the first few layers. You shouldn't need supports for the loop at the top. Adding them would just increase the chances the supports broke and caused the print to fail. 

* Support Structure: Normal
* Support Placement: Touching Buildplate
Support Overhang Angle: 45 Degrees

I added a support blocker 75 mm x 75 mm x 110 mm set 15 m above the build plate so that the supports would only be added to the bottom of the ornament.

EZPZ Cable Clip

Keep cables from slipping off your desktop with this simple clip. Just stick some [double sided VHB tape](https://amzn.to/47Ipbyn) on the bottom to affix it to your work surface. For cables up to 4mm in diameter.

Photographed model printed with [Qidi CF-Nylon filament](https://amzn.to/403NySk), but most filaments should work fine.

Midcentury Miniature Living Room Furniture Set – Cane Chair, Cocoon Chair, Tables, 1:12 Scale

pixelandpapier__mini_living_room_set__AMS.3mf

Skull potion bottle

Skull potion bottle.stl

GEN2 RAILS - 165

GEN2-QL Rail - Mini - Single.stl

STARWARS - DECOR

StarWars Table.stl

The Ovomorph Lamp

Facehugger_With_Hole.stl

GEN2 Decor Gridfinity Magnet Drawers - MEDIUM

GEN2 2x1 Gridfinity Magnet Double Drawer - MEDIUM.stl

Table - Plant Riser - Flower Vase - Crumb collector

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Dojo Desktop Caliper Mounts

Dojo Desktop Caliper Mounts_Front Facig_0420_52_1440_001.stl

Xbox Series X Tentacle Dock - Print-in-Place

Tentacles_Xbox_X-Tentacle_Right_Holoprops.stl

BANE Lamp - Table Lamp

BANE Lamp - Flowalistik Studio.3mf

Elegant Jewelry Organizer Customizable Layout

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DC_CLIP_v1.stl

Replacement for plastic retainer clip for TSC7 style data collectors.   Approximate measurements and could use refinement.  This part has lasted for a couple of months in PLA at 30% infill.  This is a great sacrificial piece in the case of a drop or fall.  It's better to lose some plastic than the data collector.

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Kawaii Dim Sums in a Cute Basket

Diamond Christmas Ball Design 2

EZPZ Cable Clip

Midcentury Miniature Living Room Furniture Set – Cane Chair, Cocoon Chair, Tables, 1:12 Scale

Skull potion bottle

GEN2 RAILS - 165

STARWARS - DECOR

The Ovomorph Lamp

GEN2 Decor Gridfinity Magnet Drawers - MEDIUM

Table - Plant Riser - Flower Vase - Crumb collector

Dojo Desktop Caliper Mounts

Xbox Series X Tentacle Dock - Print-in-Place

BANE Lamp - Table Lamp

Elegant Jewelry Organizer Customizable Layout

DC_CLIP_v1.stl

GEN2 Decor - Faceplates - Classic Pro Series

Snowman 3-Tier Serving Stand

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Rotary Tool Table Mount - Reinforced

GEN2 Slim Drawers - LARGE